You know you're old when...

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by wdb

FAculty 6, 0-8-4-6. It was a party line when I was a wee tad (the Sendecki's up the hill were ALWAYS on it). Eventually everyone got their own line, and by some odd twist of fate that number remained with my parents. They subsequently moved twice, but still kept that number. 1950 through to 2015, their number never changed. Even when they traveled in the motorhome! My dad had it forwarded to his cell.

Might be a record!

[M_Six]

...when a little bit of yard work results in lower arm and hand spasms. Ugh.

[vreihen16]

...if you remember "the shape of things to come" commercials.....

.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...if you remember "the shape of things to come" commercials.....

The wedge!

[wdb]

"The doorstop" is what we called them at the dealership where I wrenched on them. The 1975-76 cars were pretty fragile but they beefed up the drivetrain substantially in 1977 and put a stronger 5-speed gearbox in place of 4-speed. I was never fond of the looks but they were fun to toss around.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by wdb

"The doorstop" is what we called them at the dealership where I wrenched on them. The 1975-76 cars were pretty fragile but they beefed up the drivetrain substantially in 1977 and put a stronger 5-speed gearbox in place of 4-speed. I was never fond of the looks but they were fun to toss around.

Ford Dust Buster:

[vreihen16]

I'd love to find a survivor, but like everything British Leyland made in the 1970's they are now only crumbs of rust in a dust pan.....

[MADBMWX5MC]

Originally Posted by M_Six

...when a little bit of yard work results in lower arm and hand spasms. Ugh.

Lordy, that's so true!

[ShapeShifter]

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by ShapeShifter

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

For me it was Pepto-Bismol.

[Artemis]

17 minutes of colorized footage of 1896. Several cities during the "Belle Époque".

128 years ago, so all the pictured people have perished in the meantime.

5 minutes of colorized footage of New York in 1945:

[MADBMWX5MC]

Wow, these two colorized videos are excellent.

[Esteban]

♫♪ N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's makes the very best. Chocolate! ♪♫

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by ShapeShifter

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

Mom told us to lie face down with our butt up in the air until we farted.

[Buug959]

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[Buug959]

RW

[Lady Jane]

[M_Six]

Or when you wake up in the morning and see you still have a half hour to snooze before the alarm, but...you have to pee.

[vreihen16]

...or when you're taking massive quantities of diuretics (aka: vitamin pee), and don't even make it back to the bed before you have to turn around for another drivers' lounge visit.....

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Or when you wake up in the morning and see you still have a half hour to snooze before the alarm, but...you have to pee.

What are you doing waking up to an alarm. Aren't you retired?

I don't wake up to no stinkin' alarm.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Esteban

What are you doing waking up to an alarm. Aren't you retired?

I don't wake up to no stinkin' alarm.

Wifey is still working. Although she rarely needs the alarm. She's usually up well before it goes off.

[UncleWede]

You can’t: drive 3 hours with 7000’ elevation change without the ortho sending you to ER to check for blood clot

Negative, but wife says this is a soccer career ending injury